Alpha-Woodhull Group Reports on Youth Drug, Alcohol Use

Proposed Specialty Court for Drug/Alcohol Abuse and Mental Health
The proposed specialty court would cater to offenders with drug and alcohol issues as well as mental health problems. Drug courts operate under a specific model that combines intensive judicial supervision, mandatory drug testing and treatment – in an effort to break the cycle of abuse.

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Study reveals increase in treatment admissions for drug abuse
From 1998 to 2008 there were marked changes in some patterns of substance use treatment admissions according to a study by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). Although the concurrent abuse of both alcohol and drugs has remained widespread, the proportion of treatment admissions for the co-abuse of these substances has declined gradually yet significantly …

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Alpha-Woodhull group reports on youth drug, alcohol use
A survey of youth drug use in the Alpha-Woodhull area found gateway drugs the most-used. “Gateways do not necessarily mean the use of them lead to the use of other drugs, but there is a strong connection between that use and/or abuse and possible addiction after using gateway drugs regularly,” Diane Eager of Bridgeway stated in a report.

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